diff --git a/package/bind/Config.in b/package/bind/Config.in
index 9b9c7eeb7d..2944f1ffea 100644
--- a/package/bind/Config.in
+++ b/package/bind/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BIND
 	bool "bind"
 	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	# fork()
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	help
 	  BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of
 	  the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols and provides an openly